(Secure the bag, know what I mean? Banrisk on the beat) Ayo, Perish, this is hot, boy
I wear a mask with a smile for hours at a time
Stare at the ceiling while I hold back what's on my mind
And when they ask me how I'm doing
(Secure the bag, know what I mean? Banrisk on the beat) Ayo, Perish, this is hot, boy
I wear a mask with a smile for hours at a time
Stare at the ceiling while I hold back what's on my mind
And when they ask me how I'm doing
I say, "I'm just fine"
And when they ask me how I'm doing
I say, "I'm just fine"
But the fact is
I can never get off of my mattress
And all that they can ask is
Why are you so sad, kid? (Why are you so sad, kid?)
[Pre-Chorus]
That's what the mask is
That's what the point of the mask is
[Chorus]
So you can see I'm tryin'
You won't see me cryin'
I'll just keep on smilin', I'm good (Yeah, I'm good)
And it just keeps on pilin'
It's so terrifying
But I keep on smilin', I'm good (Yeah, I'm good)
I've been carin' too much for so long
Been comparin' myself for so long
Been wearin' a smile for so long, it's real
So long, it's real, so long, it's real
[Verse 2]
Always bein' judged by a bunch of strange faces
Scared to go outside, haven't seen the light in ages
But I've been places
So I'm okay-ish, so I'm okay-ish
Yeah, I'm okay, bitch
But the fact is
I need help, I'm failin' all my classes
They think that I need glasses
I just really wish that I could pass this (Wish that I could pass this)
[Pre-Chorus]
That's what the mask is
That's what the point of the mask is
[Chorus]
So you can see I'm tryin'
You won't see me cryin'
I'll just keep on smilin', I'm good (Yeah, I'm good)
And it just keeps on pilin'
It's so terrifying
But I keep on smilin', I'm good (Yeah, I'm good)
I've been carin' too much for so long
Been comparin' myself for so long
Been wearin' a smile for so long, it's real
So long, it's real, so long, it's real
[Outro]
So long, it's real
So long, it's real
(Secure il-borża, taf dak li jfisser I? Banrisk fuq il-taħbit) Ayo, jitħassru, dan huwa sħun, tifel
I jilbsu maskla bi tbissima għal siegħa kull darba
Stare fil-limitu filwaqt I istiva lura x'hemm fuq my mind
U meta dawn jistaqsu lili kif qed nagħmel
I say, "jien biss multa"
U meta dawn jistaqsu lili kif qed nagħmel
I say, "jien biss multa"
Imma l-fatt hu
I jistgħu qatt nikseb off ta 'saqqu tiegħi
U dak kollu li jistgħu jistaqsu jiġifieri
Għaliex inti hekk imdejjaq, kid? (Għaliex inti hekk imdejjaq, kid?)
[Pre-Chorus]
Dak hu l-maskra hija
Dak hu l-punt ta 'l-maskra hija
[Chorus]
Allura tista 'tara jien tryin "
Inti mhux se tara lili Cryin "
I ser biss iżommu smilin ", jien tajba (Yeah, jien tajba)
U jżomm biss fuq pilin "
Huwa hekk terrifying
Imma I iżommu fuq smilin ", jien tajba (Yeah, jien tajba)
Stajt ġiet CARIN "wisq għal sakemm
Ġew comparin "ruħi għal sakemm
Been wearin "tbissima għal sakemm, huwa reali
Sakemm, huwa reali, sakemm, huwa reali
[Verse 2]
Dejjem bein "aġġudikat minn mazz ta 'uċuħ stramba
Jibża li jmorru barra, ma bbenefikawx-dawl fl-etajiet
Imma jien kont qed postijiet
Hekk jien okay ish, hekk jien okay ish
Yeah, jien okay, kelba
Imma l-fatt hu
I bżonn l-għajnuna, jien failin "klassijiet kollha tiegħi
Huma jaħsbu li għandi bżonn nuċċalijiet
I biss verament jixtiequ li I tista 'tgħaddi din (Wish I li jistgħu jgħaddu dan)
[Pre-Chorus]
Dak hu l-maskra hija
Dak hu l-punt ta 'l-maskra hija
[Chorus]
Allura tista 'tara jien tryin "
Inti mhux se tara lili Cryin "
I ser biss iżommu smilin ", jien tajba (Yeah, jien tajba)
U jżomm biss fuq pilin "
Huwa hekk terrifying
Imma I iżommu fuq smilin ", jien tajba (Yeah, jien tajba)
Stajt ġiet CARIN "wisq għal sakemm
Ġew comparin "ruħi għal sakemm
Been wearin "tbissima għal sakemm, huwa reali
Sakemm, huwa reali, sakemm, huwa reali
[Outro]
Sakemm, huwa reali
Sakemm, huwa reali